Igor Eric Kuvykin Hurricane Isaac 2012: Tracker, Path Predictions See Landfall in Louisiana - Flooding for Alabama, Mississippi Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/hurricane-isaac-2012-tracker-path-predictions-see-landfall-in-louisiana-flooding-for-alabama-mississippi-80686/#TCcjwrLuUrHhvVa1.99
As Isaac bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday its storm
continues to intensify with strong winds becoming more powerful and
rainfall becoming heavier. It is likely to test the region's new flood
control systems that were put in place following the devastation left by
Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.
In the coming hours tropical
storm winds will already smash into the region, according to the U.S.
National Hurricane Center, and regions 200 miles out from Isaac's center
will be hit due to the size of the storm.
It looks increasingly
likely that Hurricane Isaac will follow the path of Katrina and strike
New Orleans, which is still recovering from the devastation it
experienced seven years ago on Aug. 25, 2005. At that time more than
1,800 people were killed and billions of dollars of damage was caused.
It
is believed Isaac will cause extensive flooding in cities and towns in
at least three Gulf Coast states, and a storm surge of up to 12 feet is
currently being touted. Heavy rainfall could see as much as 18 inches in
some areas, which will spark further flooding across coastal regions.
Katrina
was a category 3 hurricane, but at the moment Isaac is still predicted
to only become a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of about 90
mph. However, Isaac's size and slow moving pace could cause serious
issues across the Gulf Coast, and flooding will be one of the major
concerns.
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